Zte WF721 User Manual

ZTE WIRELESS HOME

PHONE BASE

USER GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

HOW IT WORKS

Thank you for choosing Consumer Cellular!

We know you’re excited to use your new Wireless Home Phone Base and this short guide will help you get familiar with it, so you can start using it as soon as possible. Each section includes instructions and pictures to make it easy to start using your device. If you would like to learn more, turn to the back of this guide where you’ll ﬁnd the CONTACT US section. We’re always happy to help you!

We hope you enjoy your new Wireless Home Phone Base.

Need More Information?

Visit our website at ConsumerCellular.com/Support Call us at (800) 686-4460

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

How It Works

Getting to Know Your Device

Initial Set-Up

Calling Features

Voicemail and Message Retrieval

Home Answering Machines

About Your Service

Important Device and Service Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Troubleshooting

Speciﬁcations

Safety Instructions

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy

FCC Compliance

Warranty and Returns

Helpful Tips

4–5

6–8

9–10

11–12

14–15

16–17

18–20

21–25

27–28

32–33

HOW IT WORKS

The Wireless Home Phone Base uses Consumer Cellular service to provide phone service to your cordless or corded home phone(s). Place it anywhere in your house where you have a wireless signal. It does not require the use of a home phone wall jack like traditional home phone service.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Your device works exclusively with Consumer Cellular service and does not use home phone wall jacks.

Your device should be located:

• Where you have a strong cellular signal, typically near a

window or outside wall. Signal strength may vary in dierent parts of your home

• Near an electrical wall outlet

Select which phone you will use with the Wireless Home Phone Base:

• A cordless phone system with multiple handsets should be

used to place phones throughout your home

• If using a single, corded phone, unplug it from the wall jack

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVICE

3 4

LED INDICATORS

Power

• Solid green: On

• Light o: No power

BACK OF UNIT

On/O switch Phone ports

BOTTOM OF UNIT

Power input

Antenna

Service port

Antenna

Voicemail

Battery charge

Signal strength

• Blinking green: New message waiting

• Light o: No new messages

• Solid green: High

• Solid yellow: Medium

• Solid red: Low

• Blinking light (any color): Battery currently in use

• Rapid blinking red: No battery installed

• Light o: No charge

• Solid green (1–5 bars): Signal strength (low to high)

• Blinking red: Check SIM card

• Light o: No service

Battery cover

Icon key

INITIAL SETUP

INITIAL SETUP

INSERT THE BATTERY

INSTALL THE BATTERY COVER

CONNECT THE POWER CORD

Insert the small end of the power cord into the Power

Input port on the back of

your device.

Plug the power cord into an electrical wall outlet that is not powered by a wall switch.

Slide the On/O Switch to the On position.

NOTE:

The battery must be installed at all times for your Wireless Home Phone Base to operate properly, even when plugged into a power source. It may take 5 hours to fully charge. The battery will charge inside the device while connected to a power supply.

CHECK THE WIRELESS SIGNAL

Raise the Antenna to an upright position and check the signal strength. More green bars indicate a stronger signal.

Your device can be relocated in your home for best performance.

INITIAL SETUP

CALLING FEATURES

CONNECT THE DEVICE TO A PHONE

Important: Before you begin, unplug your phone from your home phone wall jack.

Plug your phone into the

Phone 1 Port on the Wireless

Home Phone Base, using your existing phone cable or the included phone cable.

ACTIVATE DEVICE AND PLACE A TEST CALL

After connecting your device, call us at (888) 213-5349 to begin the activation process.

If you are not transferring your home phone number, you do not need to call to activate.

CALLING FEATURES

MAKING CALLS

Using a phone connected to the Wireless Home Phone Base allows you to place and receive calls as you normally would. The Wireless Home Phone Base supports both cordless and corded phone dialing methods.

CALL WAITING

You will hear two tones if someone calls while you are already on a call.

To hold the current call and accept the waiting call, press the Flash (Phone/Talk) key on your phone. You can press the Flash (Phone/Talk) key at any time to switch back and forth between calls.

To clear the current call and accept the waiting call, enter 1 and press the Flash (Phone/Talk) key.

To reject (User Busy) the waiting call, enter 0 and press the

Flash (Phone/Talk) key.

For best results, if using a cordless phone, place the cordless phone base approximately 12 inches from the device.

To ensure your device is working, you can place a test call free of charge to our test line at (888) 460-8781.

12"

REMINDER:

You will always need to dial full 10 digit phone numbers, even for local calls.

CALLING FEATURES

VOICEMAIL AND MESSAGE RETRIEVAL

THREEWAY CALLING

While on an existing call, press the Flash (Phone/Talk) key on your phone to put the ﬁrst party on hold. When you hear a dial tone, dial the second party’s number (wait for up to 4 seconds).

When the second party answers, press the Flash (Phone/Talk)

key again to complete the three-way connection.

If the second party does not answer, press the Flash (Phone/

Talk) key to end the connection and return to the ﬁrst party.

NOTE:

If your phone does not have a Flash (Phone/Talk) key, use the o-hook mechanism supported by your phone instead.

VOICEMAIL AND MESSAGE RETRIEVAL

Voicemail is just like a virtual answering machine, and it comes free with your Wireless Home Phone Base service. When you miss a call or choose not to answer, calls are sent to your voicemail the same way they would be sent to your answering machine. Follow the steps below to set-up and use your voicemail.

VOICEMAIL SETUP

Press 1 on any home phone connected to the Wireless

Home Phone Base and wait 4 seconds to connect to your Consumer Cellular voicemail.

Simply follow the voice prompts to complete set-up.

To enable remote voicemail retrieval and for added security, be sure to create a password during set-up.

MESSAGE WAITING

There are two indicators to let you know that you have received a new voicemail message.

The Voicemail icon on the Wireless Home Phone Base (shown below) will blink when a new voicemail message is waiting.

You will also hear an intermittent dial tone on any connected phone handset before placing a call if any new voicemail messages are waiting.

Voicemail icon

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